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The merger will bring together O2's 34 million customers on its mobile network with Virgin Media and Virgin Mobile's 5.3 million broadband, pay-TV and mobile users

£31bn merger between Virgin and O2 provisionally cleared by regulator

The entrance to a Jobcentre Plus near Westferry in East London

Young black workers among those hit hardest by coronavirus unemployment rise

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Virgin Media’s £31bn tie-up with O2 given provisional green light by watchdog

Shoppers

Households’ route out of coronavirus-related debt problems ‘is not yet clear’

David Cameron

MPs to vote on establishing parliamentary inquiry into Cameron’s lobbying

An Israel flag and the Union Flag

Israel gives green light for return of UK holidaymakers

Type 31 frigate

Rocketing Babcock pushes up FTSE 250

Prime Minister Boris Johnson

PM: Greensill review will be given ‘maximum possible access’

Andy Haldane

Andy Haldane to leave Bank of England after 32-year stint

Coronavirus test samples

Firm offers discounted PCR tests for holidaymakers

Liberty Steel

Kwarteng warns of ‘danger’ that Liberty Steel plants could close

Closed shop

Land Sec collects on just two-thirds of rent bills as Covid weighs

Revolution bar

Revolution Bars urges Johnson to consider easing virus curbs ahead of schedule

A GrabBike driver rides on his motorbike in Jakarta, Indonesia

Ride-hailing firm Grab Holdings to list in US via £28bn Altimeter Growth merger

The city of London

Recruiter Hays delivers earnings cheer as jobs market recovers

Shoppers in London's Regent Street

Retail footfall down 15% on two years ago in ‘first step’ of recovery

Lorries queue at the Port of Dover in Kent

Exports to EU bounce back in February after record fall

The Quiz Westfield Stratford store

Quiz expects a boost from post-pandemic celebrations